Henrietta, p.t. Monroe Co. N. Y. Pop. 2,302.

Henry, a county of the E. District of Virginia,
bordering on North Carolina, intersected by Ir-
vine, or Smith’s River, and the N. and S. branch-
es of Mayo River. Pop. 7,100. Its chief town,
is Martinsville.

Henry, a county of Kentucky, bounded on the
N. W. by the Ohio, and on the E. by Kentucky
River. Pop. 11,395. Newcastle, is the'chief town.

Henry, a county in Alabama, bounded on the
E. by Chatahoochy River, which separates it from
Georgia, and watered by the Choctaw and Yel-
low Water. Pop. 3,955. Columbia is the chief
town.

Henry, Cape, the S. cape of Virginia, at the
entrance of Chesapeak bay. Long. 76. 12., lat. 36

57.

Heppenhdm, a town of Germany, in the circle
of Lower Rhine, situate on the Eisbach, 12 m.
E. of Worms. Pop. 3,200.

Heptonstall, a township in the west riding of
Yorkshire, Eng. 8 m. AV. of Halifax. Pop. in
1821, 4,543.

Herakli. See Erekli.

Herat, a city of Persia, in Chorasan, or Khoras-
san, of which it was formerly the capital. The
neighbouring country produces excellent fruit;
and roses are in such plenty, that it is called Sur-
gultzar. or the City of Roses, it has a considerable
manufacture of carpets. It is situate on a river
of the same name, 300 m. S. E. of Mesched, on
the high road from Persia to Hindoostan.

Herault, a maritime department of France, so
named from a river which runs into the gulf of
Lions, in the Mediterranean. It is part of the
late province of Languedoc ; and the capital is
Montpelier. It contains 2,830 sq. m. Pop. about

300,000.

Herbemont, a town of the Netherlands, in Lux-
emburg, with a castle on a mountain, near the
river Semoy, 3 m. N. N. W. of Chiny.

Herbiers, les, a town of France, in the depart-
ment of La Vendee, 35 m. N. E. of La Roche.

Herborn, a town of Germany, in the circle of
Upper Rhine, with a celebrated Calvinist acade-
mv, and manufacture of iron ; seated on the Dille,
8 in. S. S. E. of Dillenburg. Pop. about 2,000.

Herculaneum, an ancient city of Naples, total-
Iv overwhelmed by an eruption of Mount Vesuv-
ius. in the beginning of the reign of the emperor
Titus. Its situation was long doubtful till 1711,
when something of this city was discovered by a
peasant digging a well in his garden ; and from
1735 to the present time, researches being fre-
quentlv made bv digging, a great number of manu-
script. paintings, statues, busts, domestic utensils,
instruments :f husbandry, &c. have been found.
The village of Pojtici now stands on part of its
site. It is 5 m. E. by S. of Naples. See Pompeii.

Hcrctfaa. a river of Greece in Bseotia, with two
streams, the larger called by the ancient Lethe,
and the smaller Mnemosyne.

Hertfordshire, a coanty of England, bordering
on Wales, and hounded on the N. by Shropshire,
E. by Worcestershire, S. by Monmouthshire,
and Gloucestershire, and AV. by the counties
of Brecknock and Radnor. It contains 556,400
acres, and is divided intoll hundreds and 221
parishes. It has one city. Hereford, and 7 mar-
ket towns. Leominster, Ross, Weobly, Ledbury,
Kington, Bromyard, and Pembridge, and sends
8 members to parliament: two for the city of
Hereford, and two for the boroughs of Weobly,
and Leominster and two for the coanty. Here-
fordshirg is almost entirely an agricultural coon
ty. About nine-tenths of the land are in a state
of cultivation, and it excels in almost every de-
partment of husbandry. The face of the coanty
is rich and picturesque; the climate is mild and
the soil extremely fertile, which arises from the
subsoil of limestone on which it rests. Hops are
cultivated, and the apples producing the cider,
for which Herefordshire is celebrated, grow in
greater plenty than in any other country. Red
and yellow ochres are often met with. Fuller’s
earth is dug near Stoke, and on the borders of
Gloucestershire iron ore is found. It is watered
by several streams, the chief of which are, the
AVye, the Munner and the Lug. Before the
invasion of the Romans, Herefordshire was in-
habited by the Silures, a brave people, who long
checked the progress of the Roman arms; but be-
ing at last overcome,they retired into the fastnesses
of Wales. It was a part of Mercia, one of the
kingdoms of the Saxon Heptarchy. Pop. in 1811
94,073, and 1821, 103,231.

Hereford, an ancient city, and chief town of
Herefordshire, Eng. seated on the N. bank ofthe
Wye, over which there is a stone bridge of six
arches. It has manufactures of gloves, flannels,
and hats. It was anciently defended by a castle
which is now destroyed, and only part of the
walls remain. It has four churches, the princi
pal of which is the cathedral, a large and venera-
ble structure, and there are also several places
of worship for dissenters. It has also an infirma-
ry, a county gaol, a house of correction, and a
lunatic asylum and a free grammar school. Th
city is in general well built, the streets wide
and the environs delightful. It sends two mem
bers to parliament. Hereford, from its situatiox
on the borders of Wales, suffered much from th*
wars between that country and England, and in
later times, from the contests between the houses
of York and Lancaster, and the civil broils in the
time of Charles I. It is 135 m. W. N. W. of
London, and 30 N. W. of Gloucester. Pop. in
1811, 7,306, and in 1821, 9,090.

Herenthals, a town of the Netherlands, in Bra-
bant, on the river Nethe, 20 m. N. E. of Lou-
vain.

Herford, or Herforden, a town of Westphalia,
% the county of Ravensberg, with a nunnery
helonging to the protestants of the confession of
Augsburg. It has a trade in ale and linen, and is
seated on the Warra, at the influx of the Aa, 20
m. S. W. of Minden, and 11 m. E. N. E. of
Ravensherg. Pop. about 6,000.

Hericourt, a town of France, in the department
of Upper Saone, 15 m. S. E. of Lure, and 27 E.
of Vesouh

Herjadalen, a district on the N. of Sweden, now
included in Gefleborgsten, and bounded on the
W. by Norway, and N. by Jemptland. It con-
sists of an extensive valley watered by the Ljusna
and Ljugna. It is mostly covered with wood, and
abounds in cattle, game, and fish. Territorial
extent 3,200 square m. with a pop. of only 4,000.

Herinnes, a town of South Brabant, with 3,300
inhabitants, 17 m. S. W. of Brussels.

Herisau, a town of Switzerland, in the canton
of Appenzel, with manufactures of fine linen and
muslin, 12 m. N. W. of Appenzel, and 8 S. W.
of St. Gall. Pop. about 6,500.

Heriura, a town of Hindoostan, in Mysore,
seated on the Vedawati, 22 m. W. N. W. of Sera.

Herkimer, a county of New-York on the Mo-
hawk river. Pop. 55,869. The chief town of
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